Tire-protector.



T. Y. STEWART. TIRE IROTECTOR. APPLICATION rum any 16, um.

1,066,861 Patented July 8, 1913.

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T. Y. STEWART.

TIRE PROTECTOR.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 16,1912.

1,066,861. Patented July 8, 1913.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2 WITNESSES INVENTOR a, 236% W- w mfl THOMAS YOUNG STEWART, OF WINNIPEG, HALF TO J'AMES BIRREL,

MANITOBA, CANADA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE- 0F WINNIPEG, CANADA.

TIRE-PROTECTOR.

To aZlyw/z 0m itimay concern:

'Be it known that I. 'Ilrronus You); STEWART, of the city of lVinnipeg, in the Province of'lilanitoba, Canada,,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tire-Protectors, of which the following is the specification.

The invention relates to a. tire protector particularly designed for use in. connection with an automobile and the object of the invention is to provide asectional protector which can be quickly applied on' an automobile wheel in event of the pneumatic tire of the wheel being rendered useless by puncture or otherwise.

A further object of'the invention is to provide an inexpensive, non-puncturable de vice which can be applied without jacking up the automobile frame.

With the abovexobjects in view the invention consists essentially of a sectional metallic rim or casing providedat one side with a sectional collar connected to the sections of the rim by spokes, and a cushioning means applied on the sections, the parts being arranged and constructed as herein after more particularly described.

Figure 1 represents a side view of a part of an automobile with my device applied. Fig. 2 represents-a plan view of the same. Fig. 3 represents an enlarged detailed vertical sectional view through the wheel and applied protector, parts of the automobile ing shown in front elevation. Fig. 4 represents an enlarged detailed vertical sectional View through a portion of the protector, the section being taken in the plane denoted by the line X-X Fig. 2..

In the drawings like characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in each figure.

1 represents an automobile of which 2 is the cross axle, 3 a. stub shaft pivotally cured 'to the axle in the usual way and 4. an automobile wheel comprising the hub 5, telly 6, spokes 7, pneumatic tire 8 and metallic rim 9.

The above parts are of. ordinary construction and the details are not described with the exception of the rim 9 which it is to. he noticed is supplied at the edges with upturned flanges 10. I

11 represents my protector which is in reality a casing formed from two sections or ha ves 12 and 13 of sheet metal bent to Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 16,1912.

Patented July 8, 1913 Serial No. 709,630.

present a more or less U-shapcd cross section so asto receive and protect the pneumatic tire 8 when applied on the wheel. The edges 14 and 15 of the sections are spaced apart sufiicient-ly to allow the protector to pasS over and receive the deflated tire 8, the edge 14 resting in this position while the edge 15 is clear of the said rim.

16 is a collar formed from two similar sections 17 and 18 arranged to span the hub of the wheel. Each collar section is connected to the protecting rim by spokes 19 the ar rangement being such that each protector section carries a collar section when the pro tector is split apart. The collar sections are fitted with wedge shaped rubber or such like strips 20 which rest on the hub of the wheel. The collar sections are each titted with lugs 21 and 22 arranged to be fastened together by bolts 23 and 24. The protector is also fitted with pairs of extending lugs 25 and 26 arranged to be secured together by bolts 27.

The ends of one of the protector sections are slightly otlset as indicated at 28 to pass within the ends of the other section.

29 represents a strip of rubber or other such like cushioning material applied on each of the protector sections. This is simply used to silence the protector as otherwise owing to its metallic construction it would make considerable noise of the roadway.

It is unnecessary for one to jack up his' automobile to apply this protector. The half 13 of the protector would first be ap plied on the wheel in the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2 of the drawings. The'automd bile would then be advanced so that the wheel would ride in this section. The other section would then be applied from the top and bolted up to the first section. I

In order to prevent the protector from slipping on the automobile wheel I have supplied clamps 30 which pass around the telly 6 of the wheel and hook into the edges of the sections. Any other suitable means can be employed for ell'ccting this purpose.

hat I claim as my invention isr- 1. A tire protector for a pneumatic Wheel comprising a nonpuncturalilc casing applied on the wheel and receiving the tire. said casing being formed from similar sec tions more or less Ushapcd in cross section, the edges thereof being spaced apart to reon. the metallic rim 9 of the wheel on the inside tions of the spokes eonneeting the collar with the latter 5 edge-of the casing, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A tire protector for a pnemnzitie Wheel comprising a nonepuneturzible easing up plied on the Wheel and receiving the tire, i

said casing being formed from similar see,-

tions more or less U-shaped in' erws seetipn,

the edges thereof being spaced apart to rehearing on the rim of the wheel at the inside and the other of the edges being free of the outer edge of the rim of the wheel, a eollar formed from two sections adapted to receive the hub och the wheel, cushioning means can ried by the collar sections, bolls vunliecting the collar sections, and spokes passing between the seetions of the collar and the seecasing, :15 and for-the purpose specified. i

3. A tire protector for a pneuniutie wheel comprising a non-puneturable seetionutezis ing of substantially Ushape', the edges thereof being spaced apart to admit the tire wheel. applied on the ivheel and receiving 1 the tire, one of said edges resting on the rim of the wheel, and the other edge being free of the rim and means eonnecting said free ed e to the hub of the wheel, as and for the p urpose specified. een-e the tire of the wheel, one'ot' said edges Signed at Vinnipeg in the Province-of Manitoba this 18th day of June 1912.

' THOMAS YOUNG S'llfl\VART. In the G. it.

presence of S. Roxnunon. FOSTER. 

